Mathematics and Teaching

By Michele D. Crockett

Price: $29.95

Add to Cart

• ISBN: 978-0-8058-4419-1
• Binding: Paperback
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 15th May 2008
• Pages: 144

This title is available at our discretion as an Complimentary Copy to qualified adopters:

Request complimentary copy (for course adoption only)

About the Book

Mathematics and Teaching uses case studies to explore complex and pervasive issues that arise in teaching. In this volume, school mathematics is the context in which to consider race, equity, political contexts and the broader social and cultural circumstances in which schooling occurs. This book does not provide immediate or definitive resolutions. Rather, its goal is to provoke and facilitate thoughtful discussion about critical issues for professional decision-making in mathematics teaching.

This is the 7th volume in Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling: A Series for Prospective and Practicing Teachers, edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. It follows the same format as previous volumes in the series.

• Part I includes four case studies of classroom experiences: "Race and Teacher Expectations"; "Mathematics for All?"; "Culture and School Mathematics"; and "Politics and School Mathematics." Each case is followed by a space for readers’ own reactions and reflections, school stakeholders’ reactions, and a summary with additional questions for further discussion.
• Part II presents three public arguments representing different views about the issues that arise in mathematics teaching: conservative, liberal and radical multiculturalist.
• Part III offers the authors’ reflections on the centrality of culture in teaching mathematics, resources and exercises for further reflection, and a bibliography for further reading.

Mathematics and Teaching is pertinent for all prospective and practicing teachers at any stage in their teaching careers. It is appropriate for any undergraduate and graduate course addressing mathematics teaching issues.

Table of Contents

@contents: Selected Contents:

Table of Contents

Series Preface iii

Preface iv

Acknowledgments x

Introduction 1

PART I: CASES AND REACTIONS 12

Introduction to Case 1 12

Case 1: "Race and Teacher Expectations" 13

Reader Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectations" 19

Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectation 20

Summary and Additional Questions 34

Introduction to Case 2 35

Case 2: "Mathematics for All?" 36

Reader Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 42

Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 43

Summary and Additional Questions 55

Introduction to Case 3 57

Case 3: "Culture and School Mathematics" 59

Reader Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 64

Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 65

Summary and Additional Questions 76

Introduction to Case 4 79

Case 4: "Politics and School Mathematics" 81

Reader Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 87

Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 88

Summary and Additional Questions 104

Reader Reactions to the Four Cases 107

Reactions to the Four Cases 108

Part II. Public Arguments 119

A "Conservative View": Mathematics for Global Economic Leadership 122

Comments and Questions 135

A "Liberal View": Equality of Opportunity and School Mathematics in a Democracy 138

Comments and Questions 147

A "Radical Multiculturalist View": Mathematics for Developing Critical Dispositions for Social Reconstruction 150

Comments and Questions 164

Part III. Concluding Remarks, Some Reflections, and Resources for Further Reflections

About the Author(s)

Michele D. Crockett is an assistant professor in the Mathematics, Science and Technology division, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign She is a Spencer/National Academy of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient. Her research interests focus on professional development in mathematics education and school reform.

Customers who bought Mathematics and Teaching also bought:

© 2007 Routledge, member of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business